Aug 29 1962
From The Space Library
Radio signals from Johannesburg, South Africa, activated four observation instruments on the MARINER II space probe. Transmitted data would be evaluated by Cal Tech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
X-15 No. 2, piloted by Maj. Robert A. Rushworth (USAF), reached 3,443 mph (mach 5.21) and 97,000-ft. altitude in 9-min. flight near Hidden Dills, Calif., to obtain data on heat transfer rates at moderate airspeeds and high angles of attack.
British scientist Sir John Cockcroft, addressing the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Manchester, said the British had a "good deal to learn from some American organizations who have a consistent record of success in developing new products by objective basic research and applied research." He, cited three discoveries of Bell Laboratories of New Jersey as "among the principal promoters of economic growth today": extraction of pure crystals of the metal germanium; creation of strong magnetic fields in tin-and-niobium alloy; and development of the, maser (molecular amplification of stimulated emission of radiation).
Dr. Fred Singer, Director of National Satellite Weather Center, testifying before subcommittee of House Committee on Science and Astronautics, confirmed reports that Nimbus meteorological satellite system was U.S. to 12 mo. behind schedule. Dr. Singer recommended the S keep at least two Tiros satellites; in orbit until Nimbus was ready.
Official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug announced that U.S. Astronauts John Glenn and Alan Shepard would join U.S.S.R. Cosmonauts Yuri Gagarin, Gherman S. Titov, Andrian Nikolayev, and Pavel Popovich at International Astronautical Congress in Bulgaria, September 23 to 29.
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